This week we have been included on three carnivals and festivals. We were also featured on MSN Money's SmartSpending blog, which is always a wild ride. Thanks again, Karen!


We are pleased to welcome all new readers, as well as new carnivals to Not the Jet Set. To find out more about us, click here. We are a personal finance blog focused on frugality, stewardship, and current events, while also telling our story as a family and the personal finance decisions we have made. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out our NtJS Cafepress shop! On with the round up...



Carnival of Personal Finance: No Debt Plan brings us a college football themed edition of this carnival featuring our post on how our podunk bank foils ID thieves like none other. Some other posts that made the team this week.

• Harvesting Dollars is playing a different game and trying to pocket their raises for the next 10 years rather than constantly increase spending.
• Single Guy Money is driving home the fundamentals.
  

Carnival of Money Stories: Broke Grad Student reminds us that it's back to school time again. Here, we tell our story of how the Mrs. got through to her reluctant spouse. Here's a few classmates who survived the summer:

• My Dollar Plan talks about a small water problem and the need for a house repair fund.
• Trees Full of Money tells how reading Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover changed his paradigms and consequently his spending.

Carnival of Financial Learning: The 11th edition of this carnival is up at Financial Learn featuring the smartest advice I ever got. That advice looks better and better each day. Some other posts we can learn from:

• Christian Personal Finance kicks off a seven part series on getting out of debt, and starts things off with a post on giving.
• Fire Finance teaches us a lesson on check scams.

Financial Ramblings: Not a carnival, but but a listing of the most popular and longest lasting personal finance blogs. Just glad to be listed.


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